07/7/13 Love Around episode 5 真愛黑白配 第五集

Annie is at her landlord’s house and she politely asks him to reconsider his withdrawal of renting the office… he immediately agrees and says that his withdrawal was a mistake. Annie thanks him and leaves… after Annie leaves, George walks out from behind the house (ah… so George had to rush off from the betting place because he had to be quicker than Annie to speak to the landlord!)

Annie and her colleagues are at their office celebrating that the immediate problems of the company have been dealt with… George arrives as well and he had brought them a cake… George then takes Annie to one side and tells her that he is currently unemployed and asks her if he could work for her… Annie is a little shocked and then drags George up to the roof top… Annie tells George that she knows he just wants to help, George doesn’t deny this and tells Annie that the problem with the company is that all the staff there are DJ and none of them specialise in the strategic running of a business… Annie sees the problem but she tells George the problem is that she can’t afford to employ him. George says ‘there’ll be at least 22K right?’… Annie says that she isn’t such a mean boss and offers George 23K… (1000 dollars makes all the difference ;))

George is getting ready for work and keeps trying on different outfits, Grandma comes into his room looking for a charger for her tablet and she starts freaking out and calls for Elleya… Grandma tells Elleya that she is seeing things and that her eyes are going funny, Grandma says that she is going colour blind and George is going pink. Elleya reassures Grandma that she is not going crazy and George is wearing pink… they start teasing him about the fact that he always wears dark colour and that pink really suits him… George just ushers them out of his room… (I actually love Grandma, she is adorable!!)

George goes downstairs for breakfast and Grandma and Elleya ask him why he had changed out of his pink shirt… they tease him about dressing up for his important date! … George turns to his dad and tells him that he is going to work at Annie’s radio station from today… Dad gets really annoyed and says that George is helping outsiders to go against him; George sternly tells his dad that he is not betraying him; he is going to work for Annie to find the reason behind her hate for him… Dad tells George that unless he is going to take over the radio station then there is nothing to be talked about and he walks off…

George goes to the radio station and Annie is on air… George thinks that Annie is having another go at his dad but luckily it was someone different today. ..  Annie finishes her programme and welcomes George to the office; George tells everybody that he has started negotiations with a home ware store but needed someone more experienced to go along as he wasn’t too comfortable with the details…

George and Annie are at IKEA and talks are going well… the manager that they are talking to ask Annie and George to come up with an idea for the advert for their upcoming event…Annie ponders for a while and finally thinks of an idea… she walks over to George and puts her hand to his face and says ‘Darling, I spend a third of my life with you, it doesn’t matter how hard work is or how tiring my lifestyle is, as long as I can come back to you, all my fatigue will disappear…’ … George looks a bit shocked and doesn’t know how to react… He finally comes out with ‘I’m really that important in your life?!’… Annie then moves closer to him and says ‘Darling, I’m talking about the bed, not you…’ George takes Annie’s hand off his face… the manager tries to hold in her laughter… (Haha this was so funny, I think George really believed Annie, his disappointment when Annie said she was talking about the bed was hilarious, I would definitely recommend, give this scene a watch!).  

Annie is about to walk round George to address the manager but she trip and pulls George onto the display bed… They both lay there for a moment and look at each other… they finally spring up and stand up again… The manager tells Annie that she did a good job with the acting and is anticipating their collaboration… Annie praises George and says she will treat him to lunch… at the restaurant; George keeps staring at a father and son sitting at another table… Annie notices this and picks up on the last time when George called into the radio station asking about family problems… George goes on to explain that him and his father were like two lions, neither of which were willing to admit defeat, Annie jokes and says that he could sometime be a cat and be more mellow… George doesn’t want to talk about it anymore and pick up their things and says they should be heading back to the office…

Elleya and her friend go and dine at a restaurant and they see Jack, whilst they are eating Elleya keeps looking at Jack and recalls when Philip punched Jack in the stomach, she watches Jack as tries to eat but watches as he keeps placing his hand over his stomach… Jack returns to his workplace and Elleya watches from the door… the receptionist gives Jack a box of tablet and says that some girl gave it to her to give to him… Jack looks at his for a bit and then just chucks it in the bin… Elleya watches and shout at him from the door, she walks in and asks him why he threw it out and tells him to pick it up… Jack tries to avoid making a scene in the office so he makes Elleya follow him outside…

Elleya tells Jack she gave him medicine because he was hit by Philip, Jack tells her that there was no need because he willingly let Philip hit him so that he could get away from her… he goes on to lecture Elleya that at her age she is supposed to be working, but as a spoilt brat from a rich family she doesn’t understand that time is a really important thing to those who have to work to sustain their living, Elleya says that’s she has worked before and Jack ask her about it and she tells him that she worked 3 days at her father’s business… Jack just gives up and says to her, ‘you’re just someone who doesn’t understand hardships in life, lives in a world of your own, stupid and naive and a daddy’s princess ’… Elleya shouts back at Jack and says that he is being out of order and demands an apology… Jack says he has said nothing wrong and says to her ‘if I am wrong then I will apologise’ and Jack walks off.

Annie goes back to the office and asks where George was and they tell her that he received a telephone call and went out… Annie goes over to James and asks him to do a favour for her… James asks Annie what was in it for him, and Annie says that she will play his song… James agrees…

George walks to his car and Philip is there waiting for him, George immediately turns the radio on to tune into Annie’s programme. George's Dad and Grandma are listening too at home, George is looking at documents and files in the car from his business... Annie starts by saying that she wanted to share one of her listeners story, about a father and son relationship which was having some troubles, Annies says that she knows the son is upset but doesn’t want to say and doesn't know how to express himself, Annie then says that she will dedicate a song to them… she says that the person (ie george) shouldn't aways be so firm, he should soften up sometimes! James starts to play his guitar and they sing the nursery rhyme 哥哥爸爸真偉大 (big brother and daddy are so great) 

George listens in the car and can't help but smile and laugh… Philip starts teasing him and George gives him the stare of death so he shuts up...

Grandma on the other hand goes to her son and says that Annie doesn’t seem that bad… George's dad then says that his mothers taste was obscure and Annie's singing was awful!

Elleya comes home and starts throwing a tantrum… her dad and grandma ask her what was the matter and Elleya goes over to them and asks them as to whther she is an unproductive person… Grandma immediately says yes (haha) … but Dad say no…she then goes on and asks her dad what she produces... Dad thinks for a moment and says that she creates trouble... 

Elleya tells her Dad and Grandma that she doesn’t want people to look down on her, so she has decided that she want to start working, her dad tells her that she could come to work at his multiple businesses!

She thinks about it then says to them that she wants money to open her own business, Dad and Grandma both think she is joking but she tells them that she is dead serious... Grandma then says to her that she will support her in everything she does and then passes Elleya onto her dad, he dad then tells her that he has and always will support her but he then pushes the responsibility onto George and tells Elleya that she needs to ask her brother...

After Annies programmes, her colleagues surround her and asks her about her relationship with George... Annie reassures them that there was nothing going on between the two of them and even when they list out all the things that have happened that involved George she banishes the idea and said it was just a load of coincidences, Jessica then points out that it may be a coincidence but also has to be fate!

James then butts in and says that there are 3 steps of a confession that Annie should look out for... The first being giving her flowers, the second, trying to hold her hand, and lastly trying to have physical contact...

Annie looks a bit shocked and Jessica says to her that she should try looking at the whole situation with George from a different perspective, then maybe she will realise that it's completely different from what she thinks! Annie then says that she has to go to the bank and rushes out...

George finishes looking over the document and gets off the car, he tells Philip to keep quiet about him working at the Radio station... As George is walking back toward the office he donates some money to a charity and they give him some flowers in return... Annie sees him from across the road and comes over, George gives Annie the flowers and thanks her for what she did on air, a car was passing and Annie wasnt able to hear what George said, Annie asks him to repeat what he said but he just says it was nothing and just tells her that the flowers were for her...

George are Annie are in the lift going back up to the office and the lift breaks down, Annie wants to go and press the help button but she was pressing on the close the door button so George goes up behind her and reaches around her to get to the right button... Annie flinches and retreats to the corner of the lift...

Jack is waiting for a lift and notices that one of them was stuck at level 14 so he reports it to the security guy...

Annie is sitting in the lift and she starts thinking about what James said to her earlier, she starts plucking at the flower's petal, as to whether George like her, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes....

George watches Annie for a while and then thinks that she is nervous so goes and holds her hand... Yet again Annie thinks back to what James said, she flinches away and says she it's just a bit stuffy in the lift and stands up... George gets up aswell... The lift then jolts and Annie falls onto George... She thinks to herself, flowers, holding hands, now hugging, what will be next? And she then shouts... KISS?!?! George is as shocked as she is and Annie then collects herself and says to George she just needs to have some time alone and to get her thoughts straight... 

Jack arrives at the office and asks James where Annie was, James tells him that she had gone to the bank and should be back soon... Jack tells the staff about the broken down lift, James then starts joking about George and Annie being stuck in the lift together... Jack tells them that the lift is stuck at level 14 and then everyone suddenly realises that it could well be Annie and George... They rush out and Jack shouts into the lift, Annie realises that it is Jack...

Jack tells her not to worry, Annie says she is fine, Jack tells her that she doesn't need to pretend in front of him, he says that he knows that she used to be petrified of the dark when she was younger (when Jack starts referring to when him and Annie were you younger, George's  facial expression shows a little bit of unease, as if he is mildly jealous...)

Jack then suggests that they play a word game, (Chinese 4 letter phrases game, hard to explain :) ), and the loser treats the other to ice cream, Annie agrees and Jack starts, he starts with '一見鍾情' (love at first sight), Annie starts to think and George comes up with '情有獨鍾' (really like something in particular)... Annie thinks that George is confessing to her and is all over the place, George tries to tell Annie that it was for the word game but Annie is completely thinking the wrong thing... she finally realises and is really embarrassed at herself... she is about to shout back out to Jack but the lift door opens... Annie holds onto Jack's hand and tries to climb up but she doesn't have enough upper body strength... George then tells Annie to stand on his thigh, Annie is reluctant but George insists... finally both of them get out safely... George and Jack introduce themselves and then Jack says to Annie that she lost and tells her not to deny it... she put her hand round his neck in a friendly kind of way... (George yet again has that sort of awkward/mildly jealous look on his face...)
Annie comes back to the office with the ice cream and she takes Jack's favourite flavour to him... she goes back and gets another and takes it over to George... they have the awkward touch of hand moment and Annie pulls away first...
Annie then goes and gets herself one and starts nibbling, but she keeps taking glaces at where George is standing and  Jack watches this (seems to have a lot in his mind)...
The other staff have all left and there is only Jack, Annie and George left in the office... George gets ready to leave and offers to give Annie a lift, Annie tells him that Jack was going to her house so they will leave together... George goes to leave but he stand at the door for a bit and watches Jack and Annie...
George's dad is at home, George comes home and he apologises to his dad...George brought some alcohol home as a present... his dad then tells him that he has something better (a 28 year old brew, 28 being the same age as George...) George's dad goes on to explain why he was so angry that day George decided to stick up for Annie, it's because in 28 years George had never stuck up for outsiders against his dad... George explains to his dad that he understand him, and that all he wants is to protect his kids, George says he is doing what he is doing because he thinks this is the best way for him to protect his dad... George's dad then says that if in 3 months, Annie stops picking on him then he will not buy up the radio station... George reassures his dad and says he will use these 3 months to change Annie's views.
Annie and Jack are on the bus and Jack asks her about her 'singles' ring, and why George has one too... Annie tells him that it just shows that they are both single... Annie then asks Jack, if a guy is always there for a girl when she is upset or facing difficulties, does that mean that the guy likes the girl... Jack says that it could be but also not... Jack then catches on and asks Annie if she was referring to George, Annie avoids the question and says that she is the one asking the questions... Jack then lets it go and says that the most important thing is whether or not the girl likes the guy, if she does then thing will be meaningful, if not then it won't mean anything anyway... Jack finally asks 'So do you like ZhouZhen (ie George)'...

Really evident love triangle developing here... Jack likes Annie, Annie likes George, George likes Annie... Annie also has a best friend in Jack but evidently doesn't see him as a potential love interest! One thing I really like about George is that he is doesn't seem to realise how much he is changing for Annie... i think all that is on his mind is to help her, help her at all expenses, he doesn't really have limits. I think that the weird looks on George's face when Annie interacts with Jack is the first signs of jealousy but maybe George doesn't even realise that he likes her that much!
Aha I also love James... his 3 steps to confession has really stuck with Annie and the lift scene was hilarious... the point where Annie said she needed some space, i think George just want to stick as close to the wall as possible (or find some way to become smaller)... and then when Annie shouted KISS!!! George's facial expressions were priceless!!
I think Annie has finally come to terms that she has feeling for George, now we are waiting for when George finally realises his feelings. In all honesty, I sort of feel that Jack will go with Elleya but on the other hand I want to see this love triangle developing!!
Also a last mention to Elleya, her Dad and Grandma as well, they are absolutely halarious... the thing I also love about Elleya is that even though she is spoilt, she isn't portraying a character who is hated... Elleya's character is just naive and stupid which makes her really likeable even though she is a spoilt girl...
Really really loving this drama... 1 episode a week is just too long to wait!